Re: Telling the diff between AMC 2.5 and Iron Duke

[ameskg@xxxxxxxxx]

That hidden distributor makes for a tough restart when wet. My 81 SX4444 (4wd, 4
cyl, 4barrel(Holley) 4speed) got a wet dist after I washed the engine. It's
really nasty trying to get that thing dried out. 
 
Ken Ames

Quoting Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Wow, thanks for all the great info on the engines... I
> have never seen the AMC 2.5 in an Eagle... COOL, but
> probably so rare I will never see one!  
> 
> FYI, these engines are extremely easy to ID.  The AMC
> 2.5 looks just like the 258 missing two cylinders..
> the water pumps and front timing cover for same year
> will interchange and the distributor, intake and
> exhaust are similarly placed to an AMC 6.  
> 
> The GM 2.5 is configured completely differently.  In
> 
Quoting Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Wow, thanks for all the great info on the engines... I
> have never seen the AMC 2.5 in an Eagle... COOL, but
> probably so rare I will never see one!  
> 
> FYI, these engines are extremely easy to ID.  The AMC
> 2.5 looks just like the 258 missing two cylinders..
> the water pumps and front timing cover for same year
> will interchange and the distributor, intake and
> exhaust are similarly placed to an AMC 6.  
> 
> The GM 2.5 is configured completely differently.  In
> addition to it's other positive points, it does have
> an HEI ignition.  One reason I REALLY hate this engine
> is that the HUGE HEI dist is located under the intake
> and exhaust manifolds with loads of vacuum lines. The
> lines tend to corrode everything is hard to get to.  
> 
> I mean this COMPARITVELY... I know someone will say
> how easy it the iron Duke is, however, if you compare
> it with the 258 or 2.5 (where the dist is opposite the
> manifolds and most lines are fairly high in the engine
> bay).  I just know I can't WAIT to get the six in my
> Kammback!   
> 
> Have a great week and thanks again for the info, 
> 
> Jesse  
> 
> 
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